There is so much to see in Berlin, but there are a couple of things that you absolutely have to see when you visit Berlin for the first time. In this article I’ll be telling you about some of my favourite spots and why you should most definitely visit them. There are of course many more things to see in Berlin, but I limited myself to five!

A first must see in Berlin is the Brandenburger Tor. I think it’s such a fun place because there are a lot of other interesting places nearby. On one side of the Brandenburger Tor you can find Unter den Linden with all of its beautiful buildings and expensive shops, and on the other side you can find the Tiergarten, and a little further on there is the Reichstag and the Holocaust Memorial. The Berlin Wall also went right around the Brandenburger Tor, and you can still see traces of that on the streets.

The Reichstag is a large and impressive building in which the Parliament is currently seated. What makes this building extra special, is that you can visit it, and you can even go all the way to the roof of the building. All you have to do is reserve a spot for when you want to visit it (we did it a day in advance), and you can go inside the building with a small group of people on the time you picked. You can also visit the top of the building, which has an amazing view over Berlin.

The Holocause Memorial or Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas is, as the name suggests, a memorial for the victims of the Holocaust. It’s a very impressive monument, especially when you’re in the middle of it. It makes you think about everything that happened during the Holocaust. I always thought this was a very special place when I saw it on pictures, and I can assure you that that feeling intensifies when you’re standing between the bricks yourself.

Because I’m writing my thesis next year, and because it has something to do with the Berlin Wall, I really wanted to visit this place. You can find remains of the Berlin Wall here, plus a lot of information about how the Wall looked back then and what the people saw and felt. It again gives you a good look of the Berlin Wall and what it meant for Germany back then.

The last must see on my list is the East Side Gallery. I also talked about this in my previous article, so I won’t be telling you too much about it here 😉 It has something to do with the Berlin Wall once again, but it simply was very important for Berlin – and the rest of Germany – and it is impossible not to notice.

Welcome! I am Hannelore, the girl behind the blog. I am a 22 year old girl aspiring to live a vintage lifestyle. I adore the 1940s & 1950s, but I like to mix things up and also wear modern looks whenever I feel like it. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me!